We are heading back to the Brady Building on Sat. Oct. 15 for another day of renovating apartments for formerly homeless men.
We have about 20 Volunteers in Mission expected. Besides construction work we have food to serve, cleanup to do and errands to run for materials and tools.
Please check the Team Member page to see if you are on the list. Let Bob if the list needs an update.

Work Plan

We will be painting, installing drywall and refinishing floors.  Bring gloves. A hat is often a good idea, too. In general we are providing our own tools.
Although we are not doing any electrical or plumbing installation, we sometimes have to do some electrical or plumbing “work arounds” or tear outs.
Cass has a decent supply of ladders, brooms, drywall tools. If we need them, we will buy roller covers and brushes for painting.

Crew

Do we know if you are coming? Check the team member page and if you are planning to help but don’t see your name, add a comment.

Schedule

8:30 am — Gather at GPUMC
9:00 am — Arrive at site, 1405 Webb Ave. — Just east of the Lodge Freeway, M-10 at the Webb Ave. exit.
Noon or so — Lunch provided. Free will offerings accepted to cover lunch, dinner and miscellaneous costs.
4:00 pm — wrap up
6:00 pm — dinner at Lynn and Fred Van de Putte’s 424 Cloverly, GPF.  Bring your own drinks.
8:00 pm  — Goodnight! Thanks.

Thank you for your interest in The Brady Bunch volunteers in mission project.

We are getting ready for our first work weekend, Friday June 17 through Sunday June 19.

Tentative Schedule

Friday, June 17

9:00 AM A few volunteers who are available will meet at church. We will carpool to the site and meet with the construction manager and assess the tasks we think we can accomplish, make sure we will have proper tools and materials, and begin some work.

Saturday, June 18

7:15 AM Organize and caravan from GPUMC.

8:00 AM  Begin full work day on site. Lunch at the site.

4:00 PM Return to church and homes to clean up for dinner.

6:00 PM Picnic dinner at a spot to be determined.

Sunday, June 19

9:30 AM Attend church.

11:30 AM Leave from church to the site.

4:00 PM  Return to church.

We’ve made five trips to New Orleans to help rebuild homes and lives after the 2005 hurricanes. It’s time to turn our attentions to other needs. I’m looking for suggestions about what might be next. We have many choices.  For instance, other Methodist churches:
*  Return every year to established missions — such as Henderson Settlement, in Frakes, KY, where our high school students serve
*  Organize trips to adventurous missions overseas in Haiti, Costa Rica or Africa
*  Buy and equip “Early Response” trailers and train themselves to quickly travel to scenes of tornadoes, floods or other natural disasters within a day’s drive or so from Grosse Pointe
*  Create strong partnerships with Detroit-based organizations such as Habitat for Humanity, Cass Community Services, Dominican Literacy Center or Gleaners Community Food Bank and organize groups to help on a regular basis, or do special projects.

The question is — what sort of Volunteer in Mission are you?  Please post your comments, find me at church, leave me a voicemail, or send me a message any other way you would like.  When I have collected enough input — we will start making plans.

Yours in Christ,
Bob Rossbach

Departure meeting is 6:00 a.m. Saturday May 8.

You will put whatever you can into the trailer, say a prayer and depart.
Send me a text when you are your way (NOT a driver!).

Those leaving from other places, please keep me updated on your progress during the weekend.
I will be in Bloomington Friday night, leaving for Dyersburg, TN about 1:00 pm., and expect to meet Kate, Emily R-R and Michelle O in Dyersburg around 7:00 pm CDT.

See you in New Orleans. Have a safe journey. The service begins here.

Missing some paperwork from team members.  Check your email. You know who you are.

Please call or send me a message to confirm whether or not you need UMCOR accident insurance.

Thanks.

Jon Lorenz has been added to the trip roster. An experienced GPUMC Workcamper, Jon will be another great addition to our youth crew.

He will be traveling to New Orleans and back in Dan Driscoll’s vehicle.

Welcome to the team!

Just a few reminders from Lynn Van De Putte.
1.   Please turn in your health form that Bob sent you as soon as possible to the church.  211 Moross, Grosse Pointe Farms, Mi 48236 for those of you out of town.
2.  Please send in your $$ if you haven’t already.  Make check payable to GPUMC  put 3050 VIM in the memo note.
3.  If you are not spending Friday night, May 14 at Aurora UMC after the Crawfish Boil please let me know so that I can adjust our lodging fee appropriately.
4.  If you did not fill out a food choice form please just let me know if you have allergies to any foods or special dietary needs.

Thanks, Lynn Van de Putte

AND .. Check the Travel page for the hotel information on the way down.  Make your own reservations. BR

Check the travel page for car assignments and itineraries.  If you are missing from the page, sorry!  Please comment and we’ll get  you into the plan.

Britt Baubie will recommend a hotel for us on the way down.  NO RESERVATIONS HAVE BEEN MADE.
If you plan on staying there, please make reservations for yourself.  Choose roommates to split costs. Each traveler is responsible for his/her own lodging and meals on the way to and from New Orleans.

He will also recommend a hotel for the return trip. AGAIN. WE ARE NOT MAKING ANY RESERVATIONS FOR THE GROUP.

Watch here for an update.